Expert: China Preparing to Target U.S. Aircraft Carriers

China's first (with more coming) Air Craft Carrier

China continues to build their weapons arsenal, not only with hypersonic missiles, but with their own fleet of Air Craft Carriers, set to make an impact on who rules the worlds waterways. It has long been felt that the nation whose Navy is superior, is the nation that is militarily superior over all. Meanwhile, here at home, Obama and Congress are on a scale back status of our military while not only China, but also Russia and Iran continue their build up- and a nuclear arms race is threatening to sweep the Middle-East.-W.E.

The WU-14, a hypersonic glide vehicle which can
penetrate missile defense systems by traveling at up to ten times the
speed of sound, underwent its first test flight earlier this month.

Despite assurances by China’s defense ministry that the
new vehicle was not aimed at any particular country, Chinese military
expert Chen Hu told state media that
the system, “can surely be used against US carriers in any region
around the globe” and that it was “designed to strike large military
targets including US aircraft carriers.”

Noting that the development of the vehicle was necessary
in order to maintain the balance of power in East Asia, Chen said that
its purpose is to prevent the United States from using its hypersonic
weapons against China, adding that the Cold War-era doctrine of
“mutually assured destruction” is guiding policy both in Washington and
Beijing.

Last year, China reportedly sunk a mock U.S. aircraft carrier utilizing the DF-21D anti-ship missile, dubbed the “carrier killer,” during a wargame which took place in the Gobi Desert.

Bellicose rhetoric directed at the United States by
China has intensified in recent months in light of heightened tensions
over the disputed Senkaku Islands.

Last month, Beijing bragged that
its first aircraft carrier combat task force, led by the inaugural
Liaoning warship, matched anything the United States had to offer.

A lengthy editorial which appeared in Chinese state
media last month explained how the Chinese military’s current
reformation process was part of a move by President Xi Jinping to prepare the People’s Liberation Army for war in
response to US aggression in the Asia Pacific, developments which have
prompted “major changes” in China’s national security situation.